Hayden is CIA chief choice, CNN quotes Bush adviser

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) U S President George W Bush will name Gen Michael Hayden, deputy to national intelligence director John Negroponte, as the new CIA chief, CNN quoted Bush adviser Stephen Hadley as saying today.

Hayden will replace Porter Goss who resigned under pressure on Friday.

U S lawmakers, some from Bush's Republican party, voiced concern at the weekend about the choice of Hayden over his ties to a controversial eavesdropping program.

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